May 7 - Liliana Pezzin, PhD, received a three-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study socioeconomic disparities in breast cancer outcomes. WauwatosaNOW
May 7 - Somna Therapeutics, a Germantown-based start-up company, has raised $1.2 million of funding for development of the Reza band, a device developed by Dr. Reza Shaker. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
April 23 - Healthcare Finance News reports on Dr. Geoffrey Lamb’s study in Health Affairs that found that when a physician group’s quality measures are publicly reported, they are more motivated to improve upon their overall care quality. Healthcare Finance News
April 16 - In an interview with the Milwaukee Business Journal on Walgreen’s plans to provide primary care clinics at local pharmacies, Dr. Mark Lodes raises concerns about risks posed when patient primary care information is housed in different electronic health records. Milwaukee Business Journal
March 12 - Dr. Geoffrey Lamb (Medicine – General Internal) was lead author of a study published in Health Affairs that found that public reporting of how physicians and hospitals perform in quality of care measures leads to improved care for patients. MedicalXpress
Mar 05 - Public reporting of how physicians and hospitals perform in quality of care measures leads to improved care for patients. A collaborative team of researchers led by Geoffrey C. Lamb, MD, Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) at the Medical College of Wisconsin, published their findings in the March 2013 edition of Health Affairs.
Jan 23 - Fouza Yusuf, Program Coordinator for the Center for Clinical Effectiveness Research (CCER), was one of 35 participants selected by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to test a pilot process to prioritize specific research questions.
Oct. 02 - The Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia program recently received Center of Excellence designation from the HHT Foundation, International. The Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin HHT Program is now one of only 14 HHT Centers of Excellence in the U.S.
Impressive are the bodies of work of this year’s alumni award recipients. Dr. Jane Neumann received the Distinguished Service Award for her years of service to the Alumni Association.
For his exemplary work as a physician and his commitment to education, J. Frank Wilson, MD, was named an Honorary Alumnus of The Medical College of Wisconsin this year. Dr. Wilson is Chairman and the Bernard & Miriam Peck Family Professor in Radiation Oncology at the Medical College.
The 99th annual commencement took place on May 18 at the Milwaukee Theatre, at which the Medical College of Wisconsin and its Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences awarded 202 MD, 38 PhD, 27 MS, 4 MA, and 18 Master of Public Health degrees, as well as bestowed numerous honors.